London, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Many poorer countries lack Covid-19 vaccine doses to continue with their inoculation programmes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. WHO senior adviser Dr Bruce Aylward said the Covax programme –…
Bengaluru, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to offer foldable devices in the country, global tech giant Lenovo on Tuesday unveiled its first foldable PC –ThinkPad X1 Fold — in India at a starting price…
Mumbai, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Taking serious cognizance of the Covid vaccination frauds that recently shocked Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government and BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation to catch the kingpins and…
London, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The European Commission on Tuesday opened a formal antitrust investigation against Google to assess whether the search giant has violated EU competition rules by favouring its own online display advertising technology…
New Delhi, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) One in four mobile phones sold was purchased online as online sales accounted for about 26 per cent share of the global mobile phone market in 2020 which was driven…
Chennai, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian insurance regulator IRDAI has allowed non-life insurers to offer “homecare/domiciliary treatment” or treatment at home as an add on cover afresh or to their existing policies. In a circular…
New York, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) About 51 per cent of all knowledge workers worldwide, defined as those who are involved in knowledge-intensive occupations, such as writers, accountants, or engineers, are likely to work remotely, a…
Bengaluru, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) A committee headed by cardiologist Devi Prasad Shetty, which submitted its interim report to Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurapa on Tuesday, has recommended reopening of schools and colleges in a…
San Francisco, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Samsung’s new Google-powered smartwatch might be getting a first look preview at its virtual presentation at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021 on June 28, the media reported. The South…
New Delhi, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that there cannot be any uniform assessment policy for all board examinations, which includes those of the CBSE, the ICSE and 32…
Tel Aviv, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Israel-based biopharmaceutical company RedHill Biopharma’s new oral pill called Opaganib has been found effective in patients hospitalised with Covid-related pneumonia, results from a clinical trial has shown. The oral opaganib…
Shillong/Agartala, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eight oxygen generation plants are being installed in the three northeast states — Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura — with the help of the Japanese government and UNDP, officials said on Tuesday….
Seoul, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea reported 261 more cases of Covid-19 variants in the past week, bringing the total number of such infections to 2,225, health authorities said on Tuesday. Among the new cases…
Beijing, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the global smartphone brand OnePlus recently revealed that it is merging with its sister company OPPO, a new leaked memo has disclosed that the former will become the latter’s sub-brand….
Chandigarh, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Taking the lead in Covid vaccination, Haryana Police on Tuesday said 90 per cent of the force got vaccinated for the first dose and 65 per cent for the second dose….
Panaji, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Goa’s high literacy rate may have helped in the fast rate of vaccination in the state, chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday, adding that nearly 20,000 persons are being vaccinated…
Washington, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug manufactured by the Virginia-based Sarfez Pharmaceuticals, which is owned by Indian-American Salim Shah, a media report said. According to the…
Mumbai, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Higher occupancy due to a surge in Covid-19 treatments will help private hospitals bounce back with 15-17 per cent growth in revenue this fiscal, a shade above what they attained in…
New Delhi, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second wave of Covid worsened ‘shecession’ as twice as many working women in India are worried about availability of jobs, time for job-seeking compared to working men, according to…
Gandhinagar, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gujarat government has announced that it will urge the high court to allow reduction in fine for not wearing mask in public places, from the present Rs 1,000 to Rs…